FoodBioSystems DTP PhD Application FormThank you for applying to the FoodBioSystems DTP. Please complete this application form and send to foodbiosystems@reading.ac.uk along with your:

CV (maximum 2 pages) Official transcripts of your higher education qualifications, inclusive of grades Evidence of your proficiency in English, if English is not your first language

This must be followed by: One confidential academic reference letter from a current or recent institution. This must be submitted dir -

ectly by the referee to the FoodBioSystems DTP at foodbiosystems@reading.ac.uk by 5pm on 6 March 2020. The letter will then be matched to your application by the DTP Manager.

You may apply for up to 3 FoodBioSystems DTP projects. Please complete the subsequent pages, one per project you are applying for, in any order. If you wish to change your preference order for projects after interview, please email the DTP Manager: foodbiosystems@reading.ac.uk

Please note: The top sheet of this application will remain with the DTP administrators and will not be seen by supervisors until after all their interviews have taken place to ensure there is no unconscious bias.

Your Surname:Your First Name: Your email address:Your phone number:Do you have Established UK residency?*First Project ChoiceProject ID:Project Title: Second Project Choice Project ID:Project Title: Third Project Choice Project ID:Project Title:

*Established UK residency: The legal basis for defining residence eligibility for postgraduate training awards is set down in the Education (Fees and Awards) Regulations 2007. Candidates for awards must have a relevant connection with the United Kingdom. A relevant connection may be established if:

The candidate has been ordinarily resident in the UK, meaning there are no restrictions on how long they can stay, and; has been 'ordinarily resident' in the UK for at least three years prior to the start of the Studentship grant, and; has not been residing in the UK wholly or mainly for the purpose of full-time education. (This does not apply to UK nationals and EU nationals who

were ordinarily resident in the EU immediately before the period of full-time education). For purposes of residence requirements, the UK includes the United Kingdom and Islands. A relevant connection may be established for an EU Student if the Student has been ordinarily resident in the UK throughout the three-year period preceding the start of the Studentship (including for full-time education). It is important to note that residential eligibility is based on a physical presence in the UK. British citizenship in itself does not satisfy the residential eligibility requirement.

Please can we ask you to complete the following questions so that we have a record of our applications and intake from an equality, diversity and inclusivity perspective. If you do not wish to answer, please do not complete.

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Please complete the subsequent pages, one per project you are applying for, in any order.

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